about this exhibit

This exhibit is a tribute to the therapeutic benefits I receive by spending time in nature & making art each day.  All of the works in this show developed out of a daily ritual that included reading poetry, drawing and painting in my garden, and experimenting with cyanotype imaging.  An early obsession with medieval botanical manuscripts and years of studying and working as a calligrapher continue to inform my process.  

Therapeutic Benefits of Nature & Art 

Nature   

Helps your memory  https://www.spring.org.uk/2009/01/memory-improved-20-by-nature-walk.php 

You feel happier  http://time.com/4662650/nature-happiness-stress/ 

Faster healing & less pain  https://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/spending-time-outdoors-is-good-for-you

Better concentration   https://www.health.com/mind-body/health-benefits-of-nature

Limits stress  https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/22/how-the-outdoors-make-you_n_5508964.html

Age with less pain  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18332184

Strengthens immunity   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18394317

Art

Fun & entertaining

 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/11/795010044/feeling-artsy-heres-how-making-art-helps-your-brain

Relieves stress   https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-healing-power-of-art

Connections, self discovery & personal wellbeing

 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/art-therapy

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09638288.2010.505998

   https://www.americanscientist.org/article/how-art-can-heal